Is Camby better than ever?

Sometimes with Marcus Camby, it’s just assumed that he will get the rebound. And so, sometimes it’s forgotten just how valuable and dominant Camby is to the Nuggets offense. What he did against Miami on Sunday was astounding – 21 rebounds in 31 minutes.

Not only does he get in strategic position to grab rebounds, but he zips the ball effectively in transition. I wonder if basketball kept assists like hockey (where the last TWO passes count as assists), just how many he would have?

In his previous 11 seasons, he had 20 games with 20 or more rebounds. This season, he has five in 18 games. And – in many of those games, such as Sunday, he sat out in the fourth quarter because the Nuggets were winning (or losing) big.

He now averages 14.6 rebounds per game. His highest season average in his previous 11 seasons was 11.9 in 2005-06.